Where each of five claims were directed to abstract ideas, and did not contain any inventive concept sufficient to transform the claims into patent-eligible subject matter, the claims were dismissed. Background In this patent infringement case, Volvo Penta of the ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a customer’s personally identifiable information, or PII, was compromised during a data breach, but there were no facts sufficient to show a substantial risk of harm, he has not suffered an injury in fact and therefore does not have ...

Tagged with: Judge T.S. Ellis III Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a company that allegedly conveyed the same land to two different buyers argued that one buyer had an independent duty to search the title records and report any title defects prior to accepting the deed, its argument was rejected. ...

Tagged with: Judge T.S. Ellis III Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud months, but then sought to withdraw his plea months later, his motion was denied. The plea was knowing and voluntary, the defendant did not credibly assert ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where an arbitrator decided that the sellers of a company owed the buyers over $3 million, and the sellers failed to show the arbitrator exceeded its power or manifestly disregarded the law, the arbitration award was confirmed. Background On Nov. ...

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Where a former employee of an electric cooperative alleged she was terminated because of her sex, national origin, religion, race and/or age, but there were no allegations showing the decisionmaker exhibited any bias against women, Iraqi-Kurds, Muslims or older workers, ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the debtor previously argued to a state court via a plea in bar that a claim was barred by the statute of limitations, and the state court denied that argument, collateral estoppel didn’t bar the debtor from raising the ...

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Where a former government employee asserted a claim for a hostile work environment based upon a disability, but his own complaint pleaded that the allegedly hostile conduct constituted retaliation for whistleblowing, and the alleged conduct was neither severe nor pervasive, ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where an investment banking advisor claimed it lost a significant fee when another company purchased the target company, its tortious interference claim failed because the successful purchaser’s conduct was not the reason for the first failed deal. Background Jason Syversen ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a requester failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, the government prevailed on his Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, suit. His claims that requiring exhaustion frustrated the purpose of FOIA, would have been futile or was waived were rejected. ...

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